This council declared a climate emergency on June 26, 2019.
“Our vision is to be a Borough where the community collectively works together to achieve a sustainable future, protecting and enhancing our natural environment and achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.”
This council’s climate plans as of 20th September 2021 were assessed and scored by trained Climate Emergency UK volunteers, as part of the Council Climate Plan Scorecards project.
Section | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 48% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications | ||
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets | ||
Section 6 Co-benefits | ||
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion | ||
Section 8 Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Domestic
Transport
Commercial
Industry
Public Sector
Agriculture
Data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy “subset dataset”, representing carbon dioxide emissions within the scope of influence of local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in terms of emissions profile, deprivation, rural/urban population density, and geographical nearness. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Surrey County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Three Rivers District Council | 88% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 87% | Yes | No target | No |
Rochford District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2035 | July 23, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 84% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in terms of their emissions profile, based on the latest data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Buckinghamshire Council | 94% | No | 2050 | No |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 90% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 89% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Three Rivers District Council | 88% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Hertfordshire County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Slough Borough Council | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Runnymede Borough Council | 97% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 96% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in terms of the proportion of their population living in high deprivation, medium deprivation, and low deprivation neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Surrey Heath Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Winchester City Council | 96% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 95% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 95% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Cotswold District Council | 95% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in terms of the proportion of their population living in urban, rural, and highly rural neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
West of England Combined Authority | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/royal-borough-of-windsor-and-maidenhead/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].